Look Ahead

Articles • July 31, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

5G test bed reduces measurement lag time

By 2020, 5G is expected to be the standard for mobile communications. It will provide transfer rates of up to 10,000 Mbps of data and allow many devices to operate simultaneously

Articles • May 23, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Changing workflow: Bringing work to the workpiece

Picum MT, a startup at Leibniz University in Germany, is collaborating to redefine the manufacturing workflow, which traditionally has involved moving a workpiece from machine to machine or from station to station.

Articles • May 21, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Innovative turning process for vertical lathes

Competition in the automotive industry is driving the need for higher-quality parts and lower manufacturing costs. All aspects are affected, including turning.

Articles • April 17, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Nippon Bearing unveils EXRAIL roller guide

When Nippon Bearing Co. Ltd. started developing its EXRAIL roller guide, it wanted to strengthen its overall line. The result, according to the company, has 1.5 times the rigidity of a conventional roller guide.

Articles • April 16, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Mitsubishi introduces stand-alone M80W CNC

Mitsubishi Electric Automation "has created a revolutionary leap" with its stand-along M80W CNC, which features a Windows-based display that is separate from the control unit.

Articles • March 26, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Superfine-abrasive waterjetting

Water Jet Sweden recently introduced the FAWJ Micro Head package for shops that use the company's standard machines and want to make highly precise, narrow cuts that don't need to meet extremely tight tolerances.

Articles • March 23, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Staying on the cutting edge

With its release of new tool bodies and inserts, Walter USA LLC significantly expands its cutter family for milling large threads, the T2711/T2712 system.

Articles • February 22, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Collision detection minimizes damage to machine tool, workpiece

Last year, Sandvik Coromant Co. introduced its CoroPlus Collision Detector, which is designed to effectively use data to minimize damage to both a machine tool and a workpiece in the event of a crash.

Articles • February 19, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Thermocouples embedded in coating of cutting insert measures tool/chip temperature

By using thermocouples embedded in a cutting insert's coating, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison successfully overcame the challenge of measuring the tool/chip interface temperature.

Articles • January 5, 2018 • Michael C. Anderson

Speeding up lubrication

The Röhm Lubritool enables automatic lubrication of tool-clamping sets. And, according to the manufacturer, it performs the job in seconds instead of minutes.

Articles • January 4, 2018 • Michael C. Anderson

A here-and-now gage

The Heidenhain Specto 3087 RC length gage reportedly increases productivity and efficiency, particularly in applications where it's not possible to clamp the workpiece on a separate device to inspect it. Instead, the gage integrates a highly accurate measuring process directly into the production process.

Articles • December 18, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Autonomous milling goes the distance

A portable CNC machine tool that mills, cuts and engraves flat surfaces, including sheet metal and aluminum, has a giant of a name: Goliath.